New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
THE ARROWS NEW CLUBHOUSE.
OPENED WITH INTERFERING EXERCIsEA
A LUXURIOUS HoME Y"R THE socIrTY-FEsr1T
TIES LONG DRAWN OUT.

TIES LONG DRAWN OUT.
with lmelght shining its beautiful wallis the ess
Ariou Club House. at Park-ave. and Fifty nuthSk
looked ike Aladdn's palace last night. when VIC
speech music aud IL was formally opened aud ds6
Gated to the purposes the society But even 10 proa
daylight the fine bull ling Is vertsbie palace ~
declared to DO the finest clubhouse In the upper pars
the city.
The work Of erecting It was begun In 1885, Tho hf1
excavations were made early In the spring and ~
daon stone was laid with appropriate ceremonia
on June IL The club house Is three stories In he&d
aud roof story extension above and cellar and
basement below Its style Is that the Italian Rsnais
sance except In the OF the "knepe or wine-roon
I'm the basement, which Is finished and furnished d
medieval style 1t Is dreproof throughout On Psrb
ave Its length Is l25 feet Its depth 80 feet aud IN
length from curb roof Is 80 feet Tho outsite frone
are In ONO stone In the basement and first sofE
aud buff brick and Gotta In the upper Stories VIII
band courses aud trimmings OF OHIO sandstone b
tween the second and third stories arc wide proocta
balconies The main entrance Psrkave.. aud then
il another on Fifty-ninhst over the principal dod
Arion presdes. cast IN metal; and pleauc group
metal representing Carnival and Danes" occupies
similar position in Fifty Dinth-sI Two artistic candes
abra ornamentstou 10 be pi ced on tn
Parkave entrance. and two palmer in design In the
Ffty-ninth-st entrance.
The interior equipments OF tho building extremely
handsome. The main entrance hall is twenty-five eS
wide aud the thule Fifty nnths is ten feet vida
The ceilings aud walls richly decoraiee
In stucco. In the centre OF the building
is the main staircase The halls On
noored In dnt tile Tho Park-avc. entrance vestibrk
has door OF colored endoithio marbles tho centre
which represent, Arop . dolphius back. The grea'
billiard adoins the main hall on the southerly side
It's furnishings In antique OAK the walls are psrtu
wal scoted and decorated with uucrusiS walton. and
the ceiling Is OF natural woodwork. A wineroom and
carJroom connect with tho biard-room. In the
northwest corner OF the building Is tho library
SO feet inches By 20 feet, and private dnins'room
OF tho size sous It on The second story rho rIa
A kitchen. pantry and bsrroom connect Win ". -
front of the main stairs Is spacious foyer leading up
diate CRY. which contaius the most charming and tAs
full set OF rooms IN tue whole cnb-honse These are %
voted of ladies'. and the furnishings aud rpst
ings-Louis XVI siyls-src unusually rich.
p.ruias With he stair hall The stair hall issif Is ess
orsiey decorated IN stucco The foyrrs heat TO The bad
and concert oo which 81 feet WIDE 10 ,sss %Ss
gallery and "n the north side attn larger gallery fcs
:%ssa Three "sn.e .a Of
lights each are suspended from the reiii.e
sn anew when i !. fully iiIaaisssl tho .asSs Is aazahn
This hail covers almost the entire story aad viii no u
oG Tue e ~. north and sides AL
II Is connected With the ladies' sitting rooms IN hr ntrr
mediate : S tine tine sS s0rS arS
wants aud caterers rooms. al
The ente clubhouse is dtted with electric lights. and
there are electric bells. sp akng-tubes elevators tee
phones an all the Improvements which modern ciylss
ton has made possible. Messrs DE Lcinos ant orta
architects and tho building In every detail v"
executed under heir special direction aud suprrvison
Terrace Garteu and w"nnd Ike SERPENT OF naS
irom Fourth r Lsxins'9oave" r,, 10 $500 SIX
sSa ..ous 70 Parkway "a sss Clubs new na"sy
oil police healed IL; next came band Of music ihrn ~
gust iiaeu elm. ttares Harnlrin AMI Fred kois drss
saxon pages. and carrying the golden KEY OF ~
President Ratzenmayer ex- President J. o. Hundt et
President G. VI. VonBaur. architects de l~mS xs
Cordes. the Building ommtie Aron officers, Aron w.
GRAY members. Der yleine kat1. or he Little tonsn
in tcol,rrd. Enthusiastically shaped old Rhihrss
caps. then he Aron bannrr after IL the chorus. -
lastly members ri the socety Several no Uses ON ".
brilliantly illuminated ami tho -
Hall WAS biass with ltxht. As the. passed
Arions gave THREE cheers fur the sister sosfety :.
Arriving NJ ths rlnbbons-. amid the cheering OF us
seahled crowd. sx-President Hunt paced up Tue W
and delivered brief address, He salt In part:
the building committee have with mex 'ecet spS
In being sDs nnish tho club house 90 so"n "
with difficulties Snd overcome them ~
that the door anous TO 10 oten" nope we. vi; ~
with iulo Arion all. and that The Il ar vi "
discard quarrel,ng. aud fetal sbstineacs o'AaA
hypocrIea Much chscringl
The rx -president thea received the KEY from o. ~
tho pages AMI presented 1t to the Pressirn" II
few appropriate WORKS he opened tho door 49,
Arions aud their frieuds surxcd In an ook ~
Upstairs In The great concert hall they seAtru - q
selves Ut rows OF tables aud spent several honS
joyng themselves after the manner o. tho esSeISl
Theirs were speeches and singing and srext w.
nresssr were General Frans sixsL 0eS
John j. Dlsh, George Ehret jacob hnH
Corouer LAvy dene:ai 0ehaslsr. OF the Gevs""1
stan William steinway' Huge sc e, c.. -